October is a good month for many reasons, with one being National Chocolate Week, which this year, runs from Monday 14th October until Sunday 21st October. Apart from Christmas and Easter it’s possibly the busiest period in a food blogger’s diary, with tons of events going on all across the country. I’m lucky enough to […]
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Coal Vaults
I shall warn you now that the restaurant review you’re about to read contains nothing sweet! Yes, that’s right; I left a restaurant without ordering dessert. Technically speaking I did have a cheese board which could be considered a dessert but certainly not in my eyes. I thought I’d write about my trip to Coal […]
Trio of Desserts at Kettner’s
One sunny Sunday in October my husband and I went to London to spend the day with our daughter Helen and her boyfriend Sam. After a disappointingly lukewarm breakfast at Karpo we were hoping for a better meal at Kettner’s which we had booked for the evening. Located in Soho, Kettner’s is quite impressive from […]
Afternoon Tea at The Hempel Hotel
Sam treated me to afternoon tea at The Hempel, a 5* luxury boutique hotel located just a short walk away from Hyde Park. This was my first London afternoon tea experience so I was incredibly excited when I stepped into the modern sleek reception area. The interior of the hotel was stylish yet sophisticated, with […]